Do seizures mean your pet has a brain tumor? Can vaccines really trigger neurological disease? In this episode of Irreplaceable Tails, hosts Dr. Gershon Alaluf and Mallory Dickinson, RVT welcome Dr. Rodger Pettigrew, board-certified veterinary neurologist, to bust myths about seizures, vaccines, aging, and what a “board-certified specialist” actually means. Bonus: His wildest case involved a pygmy hippo.

What you'll learn:

– What seizure control actually looks like (hint: not zero)

– The “kindling” effect and why seizure frequency matters

– How to tell if a limp is neurological, not orthopedic

– Why distemper still matters—and when it turns deadly

– Do vaccines cause seizures? What over-vaccination really means

– What you can do at home to protect your pet’s brain

– How to pr ...